Walmart is hiring for new Jefferson Ave store

NEWPORT NEWS – Walmart, which is opening a super center at Jefferson Avenue at Mercury Boulevard and a grocery store on Jefferson at Harpersville Road, is staffing up.

"Walmart will hire approximately 400 associates to work at the new Walmart Supercenter and Walmart Neighborhood Market stores slated to open this winter," the store said in a news release Monday.

The retail giant is encouraging people to apply between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. during the work week and between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday at a temporary hiring center at 10524 Jefferson Ave, or online at http://careers.walmart.com

"We are hiring full- and part-time associates," said Kim Tolbert, manager of the "neighborhood market" grocery store. "Walmart provides good jobs with opportunities for career growth, and we look forward to talking with candidates who are interested in joining our stores' teams."

Barrett Pasquini, manager of the supercenter, said associates are needed in all areas of the store, and the company is hiring supervisors as part of its hiring process.